Transmission Fluid Change Can Add Miles

S.G.`s 1969 Pontiac V8 sport coupe. Total mileage: 195,000. Engine oil has been changed at 3,000- to 4,000-mile intervals; Quaker State 10W-40 or 10W-30 oil has been used almost without exception.

``Routine tuneups, filter replacements and the like have enabled the car to exist without major problems. No major engine work has been necessary. The timing chain was replaced at 104,000 miles, and the carburetor at 158,000 miles. The water pump has been replaced three times, and the valve cover gaskets twice. That`s it. The car still has the original engine head gaskets and all other internal parts. It does not burn oil, and I do not need to add oil between changes.

``Although two winters in Kansas City have caused some rusting, it still gets looks from people when it is washed and shined.``